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Regional Conservation Professional Training
Round Table Agenda
Illinois Beach Resort, Zion IL
March 13-14 2008Thursday, March 13th
12:00 pm Lunch available
12:30 pm Registration
1:00 pm Opening Session - Welcome and introductions
Bob Feffer, Assistant Superintendent Illinois Beach State Park,
Ingrid West, Regional Conservation Professional Training Coordinator
1:20 Overview and history of Conservation Professional Training Initiative and the Great Lakes
RegionalWater Program
Rebecca Power, Regional Water Quality Liaison - UWEX
Pat Murphy, State Conservationist Wisconsin NRCS
Kevin Erb, Conservation Training and Development Coordinator - UWEX
2:00 Results of the multi-state needs assessments - a regional perspective - Kevin Erb
2:30 State training program overviews
MN, IL, IN, MI, IA, WI
4:00 Presentation of web based course registration and student tracking system -Janice Kepka,
Web Development - UWEX
4:30 Introduction to Roundtable and 6 Hats Thinking - Jennifer Kushner, Evaluation Specialist
- UWEX
6:00 pm Working Dinner Presentation of The Chicago Wilderness Partnership,
John Rogner, Field Supervisor - USFWS Chicago Office
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~ Six Hats Group Activity ~
Question: What would an ideal regional
conservation professional training program look like?
Blue:
Prioritize needs
Uniform website
Annual regional CPT meeting
Case study learning Web/virtual and on land training
State coordinator liaison
Trainer consistency
Organize existing data/resources in matrix like
IN inventory of existing skills
Yellow
Save time and $
Other funding may be available
Strengths of many experts
Shared expertise
Less turnover
Stronger network
Internal and external audiences
Virtual training 24/7
Red
Pride Issues
Positive Environment w/ like minded colleagues
Staff satisfaction
Perception of more government
More speakers styles, diversity of delivery
Green
Access-multiple formats/media/web/distance/virtual (D+D)
Flexibility Regional w/ personalized local
Train the trainers
Consistency across states materials and
messages
Fulfills multiple needs Reg and CEUs
Black
Too much work
Money
Danger of oversimplifying states have different
needs and cultures Need to engage farmers/land owners
Technology Do people want it?
White
Consider State and audience differences
Lack of data Uniform gathering tool
Established relationship
Efficiency and leverage
o Avoid overlapping training from
different sources.
o Financial efficiencies.
o
Distance to travelo Return on investments for TSPs.
Broaden NRCS/SWCD universe beyond training
in house
o Collaborative effort
o Compile data how much each state to
pay for services U.S. regional costs.
o Inventory of where skills are where best
training can take place
Uniform worksheets, outlines, information and
programs would be helpful.
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How practices work,
Evaluation needs role programs vs. technical.
Build more training providing info PDs (not a prilhy)
Field based hands on training.
Respond to demand.
Determine demand/needs but demand changes.
Need to ramp up quickly.
Avoid mixing audiences that need different training.
Efficiency avoid overlapping training from different sources. Financial efficiencies.
Return on investments for TSPs.
Sustainable over by noon.
SWCD give up national conference in favor of regional conference?
CCAs go less than or equal to 100 miles for CEUs.
Is CCA concept sustainable (Yes)?
Certified soil
Seniors need for CCA training/CEUs survey work how many, who, topics, expand the list.
How to broaden NRCS/SWCD universe beyond training in house: collaborative effort ext? ASA-hosting?
Compile data how much each state to pay for services U.S. regional costs.
Inventory of where skills are where best training can take place use this to convince upper management.
State up database.
Use surveys.
Survey data good to have need to gather more.
Survey training topics.
State to state different.
Different audiences.
I dont have a very good understanding.
Uniform worksheet would be helpful.
Survey data.
Topics.
Each state has different needs/audiences.
Uniform gathering tool.
Blue Hat Virtual, preliminary web reference/templates pre meeting to localize overview on site/on land farmers/
practice profit.
Annual regional training meeting to share success ideas.
On farm training with real farmers.
Focus on land/client.
Case study based learning.
Mixed trainers for consistency.
Use U researchers for consistency to organize the training system.
Basic regional structure varied for each state by trainers, audiences, examples.
Combine society meetings (e.g. Corn/Soy)
How do professionals work as a team?
Some states NRCS do training themselves others not.
Whos going to do the training?
Whos keeping the lists and how to access?
Assessment program continuum?
Use technology more effectively.
Follow up to the on-line training (host workshop forum/discussion forum have facilitator). Find ways to do
hand-on training.
Curriculum checkpoints to ensure consistent learning across the region.
Uniform website.
Single information of whats existing, whats needed.
Prioritize needs.
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Who can contribute?
Single source of available (inventory)
knowledge.
What info is needed (identify needs) -
Prioritize needs. Who will? State
coordinator/liaison.
Black Hat Money,
Timing,
Priorities,
Attitudes,
Localize need cannot be addressed by regional program (methodology/critical adapted to needs)
Tailoring too rural not regional.
Financial Drivers.
Loss of regional coordination.
It will be mandated.
If we put our best people on it, it will happen.
Take away ego & ownership send membership to other states,
Pay for membership in regional organization.
Peer pressure from other states. Problem of different regions across states.
Young people are different learners styles.
Pod cast trainings?
Biofuel training lacks commitment need face to face instruction.
Adaptive management put it out there and try it.
Who will pay need full time person on this in each state?
Moving from detailed plan to numbers?
History dont over simplify!
Engaged farmer/landowners.
Logistics of doing on-line is difficult.
Do our clients want technology?
Do we have money to do this?
Will they even come? Will they pay to come?
No time.
Not relevant to their work.
Distance.
Levels of training.
Too much work.
State cultures and needs too different.
So expensive.
Hard to coordinate.
State cultures are too different.
Too expensive.
Too much time.
Training coordination across disciplines. Work Load.
Personality/political issues.
Red Hat Bunch at crop training push up to underpaid/under appreciated staff improves satisfaction/success stories.
Multiple speakers more interesting.
Coordinator training,
More perspective/styles/interest.
Hands on holds interest/knowledge sticks.
MN is going to mandate. Earl Butz ns. H.H.H.
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Whats in this for me?
Why are you putting numbers on my operation?
Organic farming doesnt get carbon offsets?
Most falls back to back.
Core group of people get fired up and pass it on.
Can we look at federal funding?
Improves network.
Pride
Another damn government project. Pride issues.
Threatened by other trainings.
Positive environment with like-minded professionals.
Yellow Hat Balanced approach local vs. regional-shared tech/knowledge.
A time had by all,
Cooperative outcome.
Allow to operate with limited resources.
Agencies pool money/staff to achieve goal.
Coordinate.
Work with SWCD deliver CEUs or Soil & Water. Virtual training always available.
That allows targeting to level.
Monitoring program.
Internal and external audience.
Incentives for training.
TSP needs motivation economics.
New employers.
Successful examples.
Pilot projects text with highly invested stakeholders and refine.
Bring in some agencies who arent represented today including wildlife, sporting, etc. Corn/Soy check offs?
Less turnover by training people and less training needs.
More qualified workers.
Conservation benefits. Service will improve,
People happy, legislative people happy, give more money.
Even with on-line, the materials will be still available.
Shared expertise.
Were all here!
Cant wait for plan to be perfect.
Start small.
Little successes.
Save time.
Save money.
Other funding sources available.
Obvious interest.
Start small and build on success.
Eventually will save time.
Capitalize on those areas of funding that
will.
Draws on strengths of different experts.
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7:00 am Breakfast /State meetings (Regional Team)
8:00 am Farm Bill implications for conservation training - Pat Murphy, Jeff St Ores (NRCS)
8:30 am Review outcomes from information gathering session and state breakfast - Jennifer Kushner
9:00 am Creating a shared vision - Ingrid West
9:30 am Round Table sessions - Jennifer Kushner Round Table Facilitator
Conservation Planning
Conservation Topics
Emerging Issues
12:15 pm Via Phone - Robin Shepard
12:30 pm Working Lunch
1:30 pm Futures planning Products and next steps
2:30 pm Closing Discussion - Rebecca Power
3:00 pm Safe Journey Home
Friday, March 14th
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Round Table Discussion
Topic Areas
Ideas and Outcomes Sessions 1-3
CNMP Team:
Existing Models
Each State
ISU Certification
State Specific Tweaking of CNMP
Audience of CNMP Development?
-Do we need a CNMP Lite?
Different Regulatory Bodies reviewing/regulating/updating CNMPs
Regional Farming Organizations
o Changing philosophy of Responsibility for Conservation
- Levels of Experience/Expertise for CNMP
Different Levels of Certification Development
Update Training w/ new Industry Technologies
-Regional Dynamic encourages support/development of BMPs
-Renewal of Certification needs to be more in depth
Feed Management Plans Team: Pat Murphy, Jeff St Ores, Mary Fleissner, Janice Kepka)
What feed management looks like:
Audience producer, planners (nutrition, conservation) core-the same
Content- sampling protocols
Ration mixing
Appropriate Nutrient/nutrition
Partnerships-nutritionists, feed dealers, feed specialists (herd health animal)
Missing links between agri-business/specialists/farmersWhat might this look like?
Reference docs fast facts
Nutrient load balancing/planning tool
Barriers/Influences:
Changing regulations-air emissions
tech talk make info understandable
Quick technology for low bandwidth
More is NOT always better
$$ - cheap feed is not always appropriate
Small input changes may = production changes
Complexity
Grazing Management(Team: Dennis Johnson, Eileen Klavidko, Bill Bond, Dewayne Johnson, and StanSolomon)
Common Principals
Technical
Train people who do plans, who do implementation # of people who do plans
Interpretation of Regulations
Ext = farmer orientation
NRCS = Technical Orientation
TMDL- Watershed Priority for grazing
Flexible in plan
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Share what other states are doing-to help guide & develop
NRCS suspend moratorium on training
= Ext umbrella to implement
= sharing across state lines
Forage Regional Variations due to Ecology
NGO = Pier groups for training grazing clubs= partnerships
Opportunity to increase training to peer groups
Research Translated to GLCI & ARS, SWCS
Farmer/Regulatory Agency Distrust
Unrealistic; subjective, unrealistic
Standards vs. Goal
Programmatic vs. Flexibility
1/3 Dont implement & plan
Funding Drivers-
Not willing to pay for plan
i.e. occasional grazing in areas fencing
Critical Mass of people
o i.e. working in area (specialists) to have meetings to discuss & plan
Everyone has a finger in but not a full commitment
Engineering-Integration
o Watering-(not enough)
o Fencing
Justification when its not your job priority
GLCI
Retirement
Carbon imprint
Economist lack of in the process
Farmstead
Readily accessible introductory session starts from scratch
-increments, basics for beginners
Address different types of farms (orchards, dairy, row crops)
Become more specialized at higher level training
Highest level=onsite/field mentoring training have list of available mentors
Learn ability to asses & identify needs not necessary. Implement complex solutions/practices
Drivers
Can producers see the value in doing cons. Practices
Improve bottom line/economics
Staying within regulations
Long term sustainability
Basic Session Includes: soils, info, use soil survey
Identify important/sensitive on farm objects
Hydrology
Links for state specific info sources Independent of programs focus on science; basics
Reading the landscape
Mentoring
How to work with producers communication skills
On site resource assessment
Show perspectives of many stakeholders/team based approach @ all levels
Barriers
Time and money
Team approach complicates the training challenging to integrate various specializations
Current drivers may not be most effective
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Nutrient Management
Barriers & drivers incorporated throughout
- Barriers
Too state specific
Every state is a part of Mississippi, Ohio River Basins too
- Drivers
Some common things will happen at the larger level-What would it look like?
Common assessment tool
MI, OH, IN = these are together
NM planners:
o Training would help planners understand what soil tests mean & how to apply based upon state???
Need for wider range of understanding beyond single farm management
Outside the box land treatments that can be used to be identified
Regional package for TSPs, landowners, agency that can be adapted
Share state forms & materials that aid in guiding through he planning process
o What info is important
o How can producers benefit?
o What can help show benefit on a larger scale and include this
Develop more systematic approach
CNMP light ex: feed management, anything that affects NM/manure content
Need to involve animal science & facility designers, in addition to soil fertility, crops, people (more than
traditional NM planners)
Barrier: nutrients are defined differently and/or handled differently waste utilization manure, commercial
fertilizer, legumes credits
Definition is different across states
o Livestock waste = CNMP
o NM Plan = fertilizer & credits
Process steps can be used to develop training materials application timing, etc.
Research is done-needs to be simplified & presented to CCAs, others
Lag time exists change in NM & how it shows up in the environment so how to convince that is works
Need real time monitoring on quick resource change Need to measure behavior change & how this is result of NM
Economics can help change paradigm
Crop yields work against us in terms of success
VRT(variable rate technology) who is relaying this information in a unbiased way
VRT training is also needed for those working with the farmers
Barrier for service providers the thought that they need to change their business
Do they need to start to partner with others more? Other expertise
Opportunity- training for crop consulting businesses to learn other things & diversify business
Barrier: paperwork requirements to show accountability-do the agencies really need these
Barrier: identify what is absolutely essential & pare it down
Session could be developed to show the benefits of focusing on environmental component may help
encourage other planners to really incorporate
Conflict of interest = selling product & planning
Organic Farming (Team: Shannon, Pat Murphy, Rah, Jim Bond, Dennis Johnson, Kim Leizinger, IngridWest)
System/Not product
Certification protocols (general)
Resource Concerns/ alternatives
SARE- Organic Dairy 101
Involve producers as teachers
Target Audiences
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Integrate
Environmental security programs
Index ratings
Understanding impacts systems
Psychi-of-producers/non traditional motivation to: health, profit, niche market, -model (small scale)
Ethnic markets
Amish
Beginning farmers
Local foods CSAs
How organic fit into scheme-traditional/organic/other label
Need for farmers help w/providing
o Info on how
o Marketing
o Delivering systems
o Transportation costs
Cost sharing for certifiers
Non-traditional TSPs
Currently no TSPs to help
NGO, University, certifiers
Barriers: no infrastructure
NRCS not certifier so not participating in working w/certifiers/work w/erosion
Currently course in MN organic dairy
Tools are there but havent identified the opportunity of the fit
Assist w/process
Resource assessment
Identify new strategies that underlie??? Good practices GLGN Economists
Plug into existing network program opportunities
Framing good mgmt practices
Overcoming preserved?? Limitations
Farming system/not product
Drainage (Stanley Solomon Jr. Kevan Klingberg, Kevin Blanchet, Andrew Nesseth, Al Kean, WayneAnderson, John Brach)
Content- Broad Perspective
o WQ
o Production
o Erosion Control
o System design for mgt on new retrofits
o 2 stage ditch design
Audience-
o Contractors
o Designers
o Producerso Agency
o Do-it yourself contractors
Delivery
o Build on current regional network es- public, adm-private
Barriers
o Fear of regulation
o us vs. them
o Updating ag infrastructure
o Status of research
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Riparian Corridor Management (Team: Tim Larson, Dennis Johnson, Tammy Lawson, RichNichols, Tim Gieseke, Jeff St Ores, and Mary Fleissner)
Audience; regulators, tech TSP
Federal Manual
EPA/TMDL/NRCS fundamental information suited for web reg. training
Contento Multiple disciplines topic areas resource identification
Erosion Control (Team: Dewayne Johnson, Bill Bond, Coreen Fallat, Duane, Mike R, Angela, Christy, andLes Everett)
Video of on site practices- placed on web/blog use for course
Improves availability of training opportunities
General blog for questions
Inventory potential specialists/teams for doing these videos/courses given resources for
course development
Need to do before retirements or contract them after
Retired soil scientists/classifiers Increased availability of high speed internet improves this option but some face/face time
needed
Barrier - complexity of topic
Needs to be divided into smaller sections
Farm Bill being program driven
Provide advance training in selected topics
Train/Trainer
CPESC concerns
V of MN course certification in sediment /erosion control
Need standardization of teaching courses
Source of ID needed: workshop/forum
Hands on training necessary in many cases
Cover Crop (Team: Luther Smith, Eileen K, Ted Funk, Courtney Smith, and Nathan Mueller)
Economic Components- Never Talk about
o Adds nutrients
o Payoffs
o Practicality/hassle
o Added risks
o Another thing to do
o If its not done right
o Improved soil quality
o Holding nutrients clover/corn
o Input costs = economicalo Opportune time
o Lack research to jump into discussion
Increase research training
Cost share incentives; EQIP - $20 A
Organic cover crops
* Midwest cover crops council
Extension Products Training
CEUs
? Cant Work on my farm
Rural Sociologist
Water Quality
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o Reduces leaching
o Incentive payments
Intangible benefits
Carbon offsetting
? How to do it?
o Equipment
o Practicality
o How, what, where, when
Expectations/Realistic Risks
EQIP-is only short term Marketing
Testimonials
Researchers
Field Days/hands on
o Winter training for technical
o Timing for field day November
o Identify farm locations- more sites, close to group
o Soil types
o Climate
Land Tenure leasing
Gather information on Barriers
Create focus groups
Understand issues
Invasive Species (Team: Pat Murphy, Ann L, Shannon)
Content
o Step 1: Identify the plants regional or state defines?
Teaching identification skills
Effective management strategies/protocols
o Step 2: Identify by ecosystems/threat level
Impact on non-controlled species
Plant physiology
Audience specific Information references
Barriers cost of mgmt strategies- chemicals labor re-establishment
o Complexity of control strategies > not one recipe
o Regulations who should mandate?
o Terminology invasive
o Politics (inter-agency as well as upper level)
o Incentives (long term commitment)/motivation (lack of)
Drivers
o Environmental interest groups
o Production interests
o Programs (WHIP, CRP, etc)
Climate & Energy (Team: Rich, Duane, Dewayne, Courtney, Wayne, Timothy)
SWCS planning for extremes
Need to know carbon footprint basics
Carbon credits no till difference for qualifying for credits compared to other programs
Clearinghouse for research
Planning based on current weather (last 20 yr) trends/extremes
Some training- need basics education
Trends in climate
Need basic carbon/cycling training
Sharing of regional research & economic impacts for clients
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Groundwater (Kevan, Eileen, Christy, Nathan, Coreen, Jeff)
MI has a lot of resources already available (some has restricted access)
GW may be more open/available as a regional training-not as state specific
Specifics: soil and relation to water
Need to increase correlation to surface water quality/quantity
Training on hydrology
Might be able to use some existing resources as a model MI Home A Syst Web based training for use at anytime make it interactive
Identify case studies to highlight/explain hydrologic connections
Focus on connection of GW to health, more buy in, increase opportunity
Find ways to catalog existing well water tests
Compare state averages, take new data and interpret
Homeland Security issues w/GW
Is training I&E or training on practices to preserve/conserve quantity/quality?
Take advantage of existing resources
Do we need nitrogen management training?
Nitrogen restrictions in fall?
What might be down the road for all of us?
Audience
o Landownerso Agency/UWEX, new hires
o Well drillers
Well logs could be a good tool for technicians (soil layers, location)
Make state guidance more accessible
Make vulnerable areas more accessible to aid in scoring?? For EQIP (MN)
Make something regional that incorporates many different aspects that can then be massaged & addressed (w/a
local perspective)
Professional Development (Team: Ann L, Luther S, Tammy, Tim G, Al Kean, and Kevin Blanchet)
What is it?
Personal on-going learning Non-scientific components of continuing ed.
Generalists vs. specialists
Topics
Science
Interpersonal
Econ
Computer
Benefits morale (because theres no $)
What has been neglected?
Providers exist to teach leadership, communication, etc Neglected: There is no training for
o Scientific generalist, integrators, team leaders
o Attach value to generalists
Conservation planning multi course track NRCS are policy specialists (not technical generalists/integrators)
Training track need to define this (See Ohio Model)
Certification standards that can be met by numerous courses
Resource assessment (including experience implementation)
Lack of IDP
Peer review and learning (IN model)
Support existing professional development organizations
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Impacts of Bio Fuels (Stan Solomon, Jon Brach, Mary Fleissner, Angie Williams, Ted Funk, AndrewNesseth)
What does a regional training look like?
o Multi Issue
Corn Stover VS Grass/Cellulousic
Drainage mgmt of changing crop production systems
Nutrient mgmto Sustainability of biofuel systems
o Removal of Soil carbon
o Erosion _ Residue removal
o Sources of Bio Fuel
o Long term options/implications of biofuels
Absentee landowners, etc.
o Biofuels 101 for new agency employees
o Energy sources for conversion process
o System Thinking
Audiences
o Policy creators
o Industry people
o Bridge marketingo Absentee Landowners
Barriers/Drivers
o Get infrastructure
o Getting production to scale needed
o Wildfires Switch grass
o Residue removal as immediate threat
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Taking the time to look at the scene from different
vantage points...Similarly to what we were doing over
the past two days - sharing our ideas and perspectives
getting a feel for and an understanding of the regioanl
conservation professonal training landscape.
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Futures Planning Products, Questions and Issues
(Whole Group Activity)
MOU Aggregate of ideas,
o Common understandingWe can make it work
o Identify common messages ? Collaboration on what
Clarify what we are not
o A loose affiliation that is:
People focused
Builds capacity
Who are the partners: Decision for who participates
Include other states i.e. Iowa, Missouri
o Have a process in place for conflict resolution and to facilitate discussion
Define Audiences for courses
Process for training
Knowing our networks
Inventory
KISS - What is it we can put together that is already out there
Scope: Core areas and emerging issues
Identify easy ways to share curricula
Access to information: sharing, networking, communication
Website: what does it deliver and networks
Broader knowledge across state lines
Will there be funding? State, Federal, other grants
Identify Cost/Benefits
When hiring staff give information and encourage collaboration on appropriate issues
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Futures Planning and Program Development
Organizational Frameworko Define Scope of work
o Develop support
o Figure out the nuts and bolts of how this will work funding, priorities, protocols, etco Define the mission and vision of the regional partnership
o Define scope of collaboration, membership/partnership parameters
o MOU development
o Incorporate course development process into national or regional policy goals
o Resource assessment
o Develop priorities for regional training
o Development /revision of interim leadership team/steering committee
o Schedule for continued collaboration Benchmarks
o Build capacity to meet the educational needs of the next resource issue
Sustainabilityo Sustainability how will this program continueo Define funding strategy for regional products and services
o Develop strategies for long term funding sources
o Increase availability of CEUs in soil and water
o New funding for transitional training /new and old professional
o Refine our model relative to wholesaling vs. retailing training
Communicationo Ability to coordinate and share resources to develop new sessions
o Awareness of whats available at any time
o Centralized resource Clearinghouse
o Networking
Partnershipo Identification or key contacts in states (as steering committee and go between for ideas)
o Voluntary commitments from agencies
o Identify member organizations representatives
o Point people for coordination communication and collaboration and roles
o Provides measurable tier of expertise of capacity to implement conservation
o Consult w. professional organizations to help develop curricula industry groups hunting and fishing
etc
o Build mentoring network of retirees/soon to be retirees to be key players in this effort
o Bring non traditional conservation groups into the membership fold i.e. fishing and hunting, industry
groups, pork producers, corn and soybean growers, forestry, etc
o id. state differences
o Define and clarify partners and roles
o Establish longer term commitment MOU
o Somehow tap into the experts in each state on different topics, have them meet and say what they think
is needed and what each of them would contribute to regional programs or whether theyll each do
their own but have learned from others.
o Identify contact people for each program
o Who is going to help support a participant who chooses
o Service providers and partners
o Regional based discovery committee
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Product Developmento Define products and services of regional CPTP
o Develop regional framework for training conservation planning tracks i.e.
o Expanding the diversity of training in the state/region
o Program can evolve open to changes and tweaks
o Provide regional templates that are tweaked by states
o Available to anyone whos interested (NRCS, Ext, CCAs SWCD etc)
o Development of possible training options to try: choose 1-3 options and work to identify whetherappropriate, and how it might be developed and delivered
o One strong regional pilot program that is being used by multiple states
Try one have to start somewhere
o Agree upon a few topic areas to focus on while having enough diversity to keep people involved.
o Agree upon a few short-term outcomes that can be short term successes
o Topics related to specialists, emerging technologies, etc would be a great fit
o States with specific courses are contracted to deliver courses in other states via the CPTP network
o List areas of training
Develop a priority list of training/information needs
Land grants, Industry organizations, other agencies
Topics related to specialists, emerging technologies, etc would be a great fit.
o Define various student groups and prioritize
Agency conservation professionals, tech service providers, producers, environmental groups,producer groups
o Needs to be written up
o Provide as stand alone courses
o Showcase model for successful training programs
o Build a collection of case studies, both successes, failures for sharing on the ground experiences
o More training programs available for basic conservation training well advertised and available across
the region
o Develop individual topics
o Strategic discussions for each topic
o Determine what is needed
o Complete an assessment of areas of expertise and trainings provided by states to coordinate
professional development and eliminate duplication
o Access existing course work and source for each state i.e. MN listo Assessment training for resource mgmt
o Common curricula standardizing certification
o Determine performance objectives for individual topics what you need to know at three different
levels: (NRCS jargon)
o Awareness
o Advise and provided technical assistance with help
o Provide TA without help
o Limit audience at first, focus strictly on training for agency service providers
o Standardize templates that can be modified
E.g. for this topic
for this level of training
for this type of training here is what you should cover(training outlines fleshed in by
states and trainers)
o General I+E may factor in new and emerging issue, but keep focus on professionals
Curricula Ideaso Core topics
o Emerging Issues - An emerging issues track so we stay relevant
o Nutrients as core focus priority
o Materials and curricula for social networking skill building such as in tmdls
o Identification of 3-5 topics best suited regional ownership
o 2 new or adapted trainings offered with CEUs on water quality by spring of 09
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Too much duplication with other regional/national groups.
Too much presentation on Thursday.Discussions cut off too early. But I wouldnt have atned to stay longer.
Website tour presentation.A lot of talking. Necessary but long at times.
Full Bill OverviewNone
?
Web based tracking system.Breaks? Good content and process.
How useful were each of the following components of this workshop given your reasons for attending?
Presentations Not at all Minimally Generally VeryOpening Session - Welcome and IL Beach State park 0 4 12 3
Overview and History 0 5 9 5Results of the Multi-State Needs Assessment 0 1 11 7State Training Overviews 0 0 8 12
Presentation of Web-based Course Tracking System 1 1 8 86 Hats Thinking Exercise 0 2 11 5
Chicago Wilderness Presentation 0 8 6 5Farm Bill Overview 3 2 15 0
Creating a Shared Vision 1 3 9 6Round Table Discussions 0 2 2 16Futures Planning 0 0 8 12
Networking Time/Opportunities. 0 0 4 16
Would you be interested in attending another regional conservation training working session?
Yes No19 0
If yes (#5), what recommendations would you have for future gatherings?More states. More organizations from those states. State Agencies.
Highlight case studies of what worked and what didnt.Keep the focus on discussion. Bring in case studies of successes.
More thorough approach - more time to do some decision making.Allow more individual networking time.More time for roundtable and less presentations. More time for state presentations. Clear instructions
to provide more information.Focus on detail more.
Create an outline of this weeks results - identify closed ends and open ends.More roundtable/group exercises.
Hammer out details of the next steps.Be organized again, this event was well organized. Good Job.Progress made. Examples of Regionalization to Date.
Great job. Wondeful place and fantastic food.
Timing, later in year (summer) may allow better attendance.
Who else from your state (individuals or organizations) would you consider engaging in futurediscussions about regional approaches to conservation professional training?
That will evolve.Make sure that we include professional organizations in providing input on curriculum (and TSP too).
Someone who really does curriculum in our state.Other training coordinators. Program Managers.
Ag Grower Organizations.NRCS, DEQ, DNR, RC&D, Department Environmental Quality.
NRCS State conservationist and NRCS Straining coordinator.
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We had a good representation!
Assistant State Cons.Crop consultants.
Kevin, actually I will use the contact list often.WALCE County Employee Assoc.
Any other thoughts?Nice job! Great location
Still struggling with this opportunity and how to avoid another group collaboration trap - benefits vs.meetings/time.
Develop a process that connects retired conservation professionals with new employees formentorships.
Its a start! The biggest step has been taken!Good Job.
Good Meeting.Go forth an be dangerous!
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Individuals Expressing Interested in Future Participation in Developing Aspects of
the Conservation Professional Training Program
Tim Geiseke ContentSpecifically related to Resource Assessment Course
507-359-1889 [email protected] Minnesota
Andrew Nesseth Curriculum Development related to TSP training certification and Resource Assessment Training
course
507-841-0943 [email protected] Minnesota
Christy Roman Groundwater
231-533-8363 [email protected] Michigan
Dennis Johnson GrazingOrganic curriculum
320-589-1711 [email protected] Minnesota
Kevin Blanchet Manure
651-480-7739 [email protected] Minnesota
Eileen Kladivko Cover cropDrainage
765-494-6372 [email protected] Indiana
Angie Williams Website training inventory
765-494-9555 [email protected] Indiana
Nathan Mueller Cover crops
219-869-4630 [email protected] Indiana
Shannon Zezula Data base Website of existing training
317-290-3200 ext 388 [email protected] Indiana
Pat Murphy Topic content Development and other topics and process if needed608-662-4422 ext 258 [email protected] Wisconsin
Jeff St Ores Topic content development
651-602-7869 [email protected] Minnesota
Kevan Klingberg Nutrient/CNMP topical development and Group leadership
715-983-2240 [email protected] Wisconsin
Coreen Fallat Group planning
608-224-4625 [email protected] Wisconsin
Ann Lewandowski Web contact for Minnesota612-624-6765 [email protected] Minnesota
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Thank you for all your input, hard work and support
From left to right back row: Dennis Johnson, John Brach, Al Kean, Kevin Klingberg, Ricard Nichols,
Duane Friend, Timothy Larson, Bill Bond, Ann Lewandowski, Kim Leizinger, Pat Murphy, Coreen
Fallat, Tim Gieseke, Kevin Blanchet, Les Everett, Jeff St Ores, Eileen Kladivko, Dwayne Johnson,Tammy Larson, Mary Fleissner, Angela Williams, Mike Rahe, Courtney Schmidt, Luther Smith,
Rebecca Power
Kneeling from left to right: Ingrid West, Janice Kepka, Shannon Zezula, Ted Funk, Kevin Erb, Andrew
Nesseth, Nathan Mueller, Stanely Solomon jr. Wayne Anderson, Christy Roman,
Not pictured: Robin Shepard, Ruth Book, John Rogner, Bob Feffer
Thank you to the Environmental Resource Center staff
for all the hard work that went into this event:
Rebecca Power, Kevin Erb, Ingrid West, JenniferKushner, Janice Kepka, Kim Leizinger and Alyssa Daul.
Thank you to the Regional Team for helping to
coordinate state participation: Les Everett, Ann
Lewandowski, Dennis Johnson, Kevin Erb, Richard
Proost, Ted Funk, George Czapar, Eileen Kladivko, Brad
Joern, Jon Rausch, Greg LaBarge, Lois Wolfson.
Special Thanks to Pat Murphy of NRCS for all his
encouragement and support and to the Great Lakes
Regional Water Quality Team and CSREES for their
financial support which made the effort a reality.